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The story of Bill Strickland, a Pittsburgh-born artist and social entrepreneur who transformed his lived experience into a revolutionary philosophy that has reshaped education, workforce development, and poverty alleviation around the world.
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00:00Hope is the belief that the future can be better than today.
00:04I was in my neighborhood.
00:07All the vitality of that neighborhood got erased.
00:10And what I decided to do was something positive.
00:14And I learned I have a particular affection and affinity for the arts.
00:20Glad to meet you.
00:21My pleasure.
00:22That really became my salvation.
00:25Bilf helps you to imagine what could be.
00:30I made a pledge that I would commit my life to bringing light into every corner of the world that
00:36I could reach.
00:37Pursuing Light, the Bill Strickland Story, premieres February 2nd on WQED.
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